CVE-2001-0996
(dot) in an email message, which could allow a remote attacker to append arbitrary text to the end of an email message, which could then be interpreted by various mail clients as valid POP server responses or other input that could cause clients to…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.69%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
POP3Lite before 0.2.4 does not properly quote a . (dot) in an email message, which could allow a remote attacker to append arbitrary text to the end of an email message, which could then be interpreted by various mail clients as valid POP server responses or other input that could cause clients to crash or otherwise behave unexpectedly.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.69% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- pop3lite/pop3lite
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0436.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3278Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7075
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-08/0436.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3278Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7075
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.